Forecast sees slow economic growth in New England, even slower in Conn.

By BOB SALSBERG Associated Press

BOSTON -- Sluggish economic growth will continue in New England, with much of the region not seeing a return to pre-recession employment levels until 2015 at the earliest -- and a year later in Connecticut, according to a forecast released Wednesday.

The four-year forecast developed by the New England Economic Partnership suggests that Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont will fare best over that period, while Rhode Island's unemployment rate will remain the highest in the region.

Maine and Connecticut will also struggle to reach pre-recession jobs levels by the end of 2016, the economists said.

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